Widening Participation in Higher Education in Ghana and Tanzania

Retention in Higher Education

Absher, B. M. (2009). "Attraction and Retention of Females and Minorities in Christian Higher Education". Journal of Research on Christian Education, 18(2): 160-189.

Ackerman, R. & Schibrowsky, J. (2007-08). "A Business Marketing Strategy Applied to Student Retention: A Higher Education Initiative". Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 9(3): 307-336.

Adeyemi, T. O. (2009). "Mode of Entry as a Predictor of Success in Final Year Bachelor of Education Degree Examinations in Universities in Ekiti and Ondo States, Nigeria". International Journal of Lifelong Education, 28(6): 719-733.

Ahmed, N. (2009). An Evaluation of a Student Peer Mentoring Programme at a South African Higher Education Institution, South Africa University of Cape Town.

Alkandari, N. (2008). "Factors Affecting Students' Retention at Kuwait University". College Student Journal, 42(2): 483-492.

Allen, J., Robbins, S. B., Casillas, A. & Oh, I.-S. (2008). "Third-Year College Retention and Transfer: Effects of Academic Performance, Motivation, and Social Connectedness". Research in Higher Education, 49(7): 647-664.

Bentley, H. & Allan, J. (2006) Student Drop-Out: An Investigation into Reasons for Students Leaving Bioscience Programmes in One New University over a Period of Five Years. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 8(3): 40-46.

Ben-Tsur, D. (2007). "Affairs of State and Student Retention: An Exploratory Study of the Factors That Impact Student Retention in a Politically Turbulent Region". British Journal of Sociology of Education, 28(3): 317-332.

Boston, W., Diaz, S. R., Gibson, A. M., Ice, P., Richardson, J. & Swan, K. (2009). "An Exploration of the Relationship between Indicators of the Community of Inquiry Framework and Retention in Online Programs". Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 13(3): 67-83.

Buglear, J. (2009). "Logging in and Dropping Out: Exploring Student Non-Completion in Higher Education Using Electronic Footprint Analysis". Journal of Further and Higher Education, 33(4): 381-393.

Callahan, K. M. (2008-09). "Academic-Centered Peer Interactions and Retention in Undergraduate Mathematics Programs". Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 10(3): 361-389.

Cardona, A. R. (2009). "Eight Ways to Retain Students in a Tough Economy". Chronicle of Higher Education, 55(33): A26.

Carroll, D., Ng, E. & Birch, D. (2009). "Retention and Progression of Postgraduate Business Students: An Australian Perspective". Open Learning, 24(3): 197-209.

Christie, H., Munro, M. & Fisher, T. (2004). "Leaving University Early: Exploring the Differences between Continuing and Non-Continuing Students". Studies in Higher Education, 29(5): 617-638.

Close, W. & Solberg, S. (2008). "Predicting Achievement, Distress, and Retention among Lower-Income Latino Youth". Journal of Vocational Behavior, 72(1): 31-42.

Cooper, M. A. (2009). Public Policy for the Promotion of Student Retention in Higher Education an Overview from an International Point of View, Colombia, National Ministry of Education of Colombia.

Crosling, G., Heagney, M. & Thomas, L. (2009). "Improving Student Retention in Higher Education: Improving Teaching and Learning". Australian Universities' Review, 51(2): 9-18.

Crosling, G., Thomas, L. & Heagney, M. (Eds) (2008). Improving Student Retention in Higher Education: The Role of Teaching and Learning, London, Routledge.

De Beer, K. J. (2006). "Open Access, Retention and Throughput at the Central University of Technology". South African Journal of Higher Education, 20(1): 29-43.

Essack, S. (2007). "Access, Retention and Success in African Higher Education: The Human Resources Imperative". South African Journal of Higher Education, 1: 655-678.

Fitzgibbon, K. & Prior, J. (2006). "Students Early Experiences and University Interventions - a Timeline to Aid Undergraduate Student Retention". Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 8(3): 17-27.

Giaquinto, R. A. (2009-2010). "Instructional Issues and Retention of First-Year Students". Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 11(2): 267-285.

Heaton-Shrestha, C., May, S. & Burke, L. (2009). "Student Retention in Higher Education: What Role for Virtual Learning Environments?". Journal of Further and Higher Education, 33(1): 83-92.

Jamelske, E. (2009). "Measuring the Impact of a University First-Year Experience Program on Student Gpa and Retention". Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 57(3): 373-391.

Johnston, V. & Simpson, O. (2006). "Retentioneering Higher Education in the Uk: Attitudinal Barriers to Addressing Student Retention in Universities". Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 8(3): 28-36.

Jones, W. A. & Braxton, J. M. (2009). "Cataloging and Comparing Institutional Efforts to Increase Student Retention Rates". Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 11(1): 123-139.

Kezar, A. (2009). "Increasing Access for Low-Income Students and Making Financial Education a Priority for Higher Education". Liberal Education, 95(3): 38-43.

Kiamba, C. (2004). "Privately Sponsored Students and Other Income-Generating Activities at the University of Nairobi". Journal of Higher Education in Africa, 2(2): 53-74.

Letseka, M. (2007). "Why Students Leave: The Problem of High University Drop-out Rates". HSRC Review, 5(3): 8-9.

Lourens, A. (2002). Retention:  Predicting First-Year Success at Higher Education Institution in South Africa, South Africa, Technikon Pretoria.

Lourens, A. & Smit, I. P. J. (2003). "Retention: Predicting First-Year Success". South African Journal of Higher Education, 17(2): 169-176.

Mabokela, R. O. (1997). "The Evolution of Admissions and Retention Policies at an Historically White South African University". Journal of Negro Education, 66(4): 423-433.

Meyer, K. A., Bruwelheide, J. & Poulin, R. (2009). "Why They Stayed: Near-Perfect Retention in an Online Certification Program in Library Media". Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 13(3): 129-145.

Moore, J. C. & Fetzner, M. J. (2009). "The Road to Retention: A Closer Look at Institutions That Achieve High Course Completion Rates". Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 13(3): 3-22.

Moxley, D., Najor-Durack, A. & Dumbrigue, C. (2001). Keeping Students in Higher Education: Successful Practices and Strategies for Retention, London, Kogan Page.

National Audit Office (2007). Staying the Course: The Retention of Students in Higher Education, London, Comptroller and Auditor General National Audit Office.

Oseguera, L., Locks, A. M. & Vega, I. I. (2009). "Increasing Latina/o Students' Baccalaureate Attainment: A Focus on Retention". Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 8(1): 23-53.

Oseguera, L. & Rhee, B. S. (2009). "The Influence of Institutional Retention Climates on Student Persistence to Degree Completion: A Multilevel Approach". Research in Higher Education, 50(6): 546-569.

Palmer, R. T. & Young, E. M. (2008). "Determined to Succeed: Salient Factors That Foster Academic Success for Academically Unprepared Black Males at a Black College". Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 10(4): 465-482.

Pidgeon, M. (2008-09). "Pushing against the Margins: Indigenous Theorizing Of "Success" And Retention in Higher Education". Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 10(3): 339-360.

Powell, P. R. (2009). "Retention and Writing Instruction: Implications for Access and Pedagogy". College Composition and Communication, 60(4): 664-682.

Prewitt, K. (2004). "Higher Education, Society, and Government: Changing Dynamics". Journal of Higher Education in Africa, 2(1): 35-56.

Quarterman, J. (2008). "An Assessment of Barriers and Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of a Diverse Graduate Student Population". College Student Journal, 42(4): 947-967.

Randell, S. & Fish, J. (2008). "Promoting the Retention of Women Faculty and Students in Higher Education: The Rwandan Case".  Paper presented at the Women’s Worlds 2008 Conference 10th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, July, Madrid.

Raths, D. (2009). "Making It through the First Year". Campus Technology, 22(11): 32-34.

Reason, R. D. (2009). "Student Variables That Predict Retention: Recent Research and New Developments". NASPA Journal, 46(3): 482-501.

Select Committee on Education and Employment (2001). Higher Education: Student Retention, Sixth Report. London, House of Commons.

Sidle, M. W. & Mcreynolds, J. (2009). "The Freshman Year Experience: Student Retention and Student Success". NASPA Journal, 46(3): 434-446.

Smith, E. M. & Beggs, B. J. (2002). "Optimally Maximising Student Retention in Higher Education". SRHE Annual Conference, December, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow.

Stolk, C. V., Tiessen, J., Clift, J. & Levitt, R. (2007). Student Retention in Higher Education Courses: International Comparison, United Kingdom, RAND Corporation.

Thomas, L. (2002). "Student Retention in Higher Education: The Role of Institutional Habitus". Journal of Educational Policy, 17(4): 423-442.

Thomas, L., Cooper, M., and Quinn, J. (2003). Improving completion rates among disadvantaged students. Stoke- on- Trent, Trentham Books.

Tinto, V. (1997). "Classrooms as Communities: exploring the educational character of student persistence". Journal of Higher Education, 68: 599-623.

Tones, M., Fraser, J., Elder, R. & White, K. M. (2009). "Supporting Mature-Aged Students from a Low Socioeconomic Background". Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 58(4): 505-529.

Wang, Y. & Pilarzyk, T. (2009). "Understanding Student Swirl: The Role of Environmental Factors and Retention Efforts in the Later Academic Success of Suspended Students". Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 11(2): 211-226.

Wessel, R. D., Jones, J. A., Markle, L. & Westfall, C. (2009). "Retention and Graduation of Students with Disabilities: Facilitating Student Success". Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 21(3): 116-125.

Wils, A. (2004). "Late Entrants Leave School Earlier: Evidence from Mozambique". International Review of Education, 50(1): 17-37.

Yorke, M. & Longden, B. (2004). Retention and Student Success in Higher Education, Maidenhead, Open University Press.

Yorke, M. & Longden, B. (2007). "Retention and Student Success in Higher Education". Interchange, 38(1): 93-95.

Yorke, M. & Thomas, L. (2003). "Improving the Retention of Students from Lower Socio-Economic Groups". Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 25(1): 63-74.

Ziskin, M., Hossler, D. & Kim, S. (2009). "The Study of Institutional Practices Related to Student Persistence". Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 11(1): 101-121.